India, Nov. 17 -- In a bid to promote road safety and encourage traffic rules, a walkathon was organised on Sunday in Ghaziabad as part of traffic awareness month 2025, the traffic police said.

The event, convened with the support of the local Civil Defence team, commenced at 8.00 am from the Kavinagar Ramlila Ground to cover a distance of around 5 kilometres via Kavi Nagar C Block and KBD Trisection before concluding at the start point.

"Around 2,000 people participated, including citizens, public representatives, administrative officials, police personnel, Civil Defence volunteers, DVF members, NCC cadets and students from various schools and colleges," said Priyashri Pal, assistant commissioner of police (Wave City).

"Representative...